i've been using an 11" air as my only development machine for a month or two. a few minor things worth mentioning:
- no backlit keyboard
- no IR interface, so no ability to use a non-bluetooth remote control
- the LCD screen is glossy, but it's just a film over the screen, not a glass/plastic sheet over the entire display. as a result, the glare isn't as bad as the macbook pro.
- because the display is very thin, the glowing apple logo behind the screen sometimes shows through on the front.
I have been using the 11" for a couple of months now. I also love it but I am more productive at a real desktop with large screen and large keyboard. I have never seen the apple logo shine through the screen. Take that unit back for a replacement.
You'd think that wouldn't you, but clearly that isn't how it works. Something about making my index fingers hit those key requires a lighted keyboard now.
I'm always having to stop and check that I'm pressing the right function key (volume control, play/pause), particularly if I'm watching a movie in the dark
- no backlit keyboard
- no IR interface, so no ability to use a non-bluetooth remote control
- the LCD screen is glossy, but it's just a film over the screen, not a glass/plastic sheet over the entire display. as a result, the glare isn't as bad as the macbook pro.
- because the display is very thin, the glowing apple logo behind the screen sometimes shows through on the front.